WKF
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of well-known fan.
Noun
WKF (plural WKFs)
- (dated, fandom slang) A famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan.
- 1962 June, Armistead, Tom, “Tom Armistead Meets Ellis Mills”, in Cry of the Nameless, number 161:
- CRY came today, but I really wasn't as croggled as I usually am when CRY comes, because I got a visit from a real WKF last night (this being the 10th). You, of course, know Ellis Mills?
- 2005 July, Katz, Arnie, “Fandom is a Pyramid Scheme”, in Implications, number 1, page 15:
- If that neofan develops into a WKF or even a Big Name Fan, they soon acquire recruits of their own. So advice and guidance flow down the Pyramid and egoboo flows up the Pyramid.
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Synonyms
- BNF
Anagrams
- FWK, WFK